Canadian-born Greg Abel is among the top contenders to replace legendary billionaire investor Warren Buffett as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., according to the company's annual report to shareholders.

Warren Buffett mounted a spirited defense of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 's conglomerate structure, in his 50th letter to shareholders, and made the case that the company is well-positioned to survive without him and his partner Charlie Munger ...

In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, -0.48% BRK.B, -0.63% shareholders, released early Saturday, Buffett, 84 years old, says �both the (company) board and I believe we now have the right person to succeed me as CEO - a successor ...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 dropped 16.6% from that of the same period a year earlier to $4.16 billion in large part due to a drop in investment gains and derivative losses, Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate ...